Sugar Land, TX *****
abl216@r.postjobfree.com
ADAM D. BROWER
SUMMARY
Experienced in both the creative and technical aspects of IT and interactive project management and marketing communications
development. Recent activities include specializing in emerging new media: interactive tools, mobile technology and social
media. Expert in analyzing business requirements and translating that into a successful project from conception to deployment.
Exceptional combination of personal, marketing and technical skills that lends to solid project management and leadership.
Successfully managed many teams throughout my career with over 15 years of technical, marketing, and account management
experience, mainly focused in the highly-technical interactive industry. Enterprise accounts include work for HP, Chase,
American Airlines and Ford Motor Company.
EXPERIENCE
IDEA Houston, TX
Sr. Project Manager/Account Manager Oct. 2006 – July 2010
Acted as primary escalation point for large accounts ($1MM+ per year) while also managing multiple simultaneous projects
with an average of 7 - 10 team members per project.
Supervised multiple project managers for projects up to $500,000 in budget. Projects included overseeing Content
Management Systems (CMS) creation and deployment, XML-based Flash design, SharePoint implementations, and
Flex/ActionScript3 development.
Report directly to client stakeholders, including VP’s and Directors, and provide accountability for all project activity.
Weekly reports and briefs were reviewed by IDEA Sr. Management.
Identified and secured unique project opportunities and established IDEA as a competitor in the interactive tool, 3D
modeling, and award-winning digital video markets. These are now core competencies IDEA has today.
Created solution plans and requirements for an interactive product selector tools program. These tools allow easy
maintenance and the ability for customers to interact with HP products, helping to deliver improved ROI and usability.
Established myself as the trusted advisor, internally and with key client executives, for complex project solutions and digital
marketing strategies. This positively impacted client retention and growth at the agency.
Managed and lead on-time, on-budget delivery of small to large scale IT projects, online marketing campaigns, website
launches, redesigns and interactive elements.
Guided and mentored other members of the Project Management Team to ensure that industry knowledge, project
management skills and practices are consistent throughout the agency.
Drove the agency into new strategic competencies while raising levels of quality and maintaining a long-term strategy plan
and roadmap.
HP
Houston, TX
Sr. Project Manager
World Wide Business Management, Internet Services May 1996 – Oct. 2006
Create and define overall scope and milestones for website deployment projects and created streamlined process flows to
improve project efficiencies and group communications.
Maintained project plans and roadmap for major site updates, deployments, and new site engagements.
Managed site launches and facilitated the deployment to all World Wide regions.
Lead the interactive content deployment on a World Wide level, developing a content and site strategy utilizing internal and
external resources.
Simultaneously controlled multiple projects for several business groups.
Aligned all World Wide regions and business groups to a unified content management strategy for ease of future updates
and deployments.
Sr. Editor In Chief/HP.com owner
Served as primary point of contact for new site creation projects and deployment for all enterprise business websites.
Ensured that all content met HP brand standards and accessibility.
Worked directly with World Wide Business Managers and teams of up to 10 people to plan and deploy content.
Accountable for completing each project on time and within budget constraints.
Promoted standardized hosting platforms to HP business groups, ensuring efficient process and allowing for World Wide
localization.
IT Operations Manager
Managed IT operational projects including data center migrations, new server environment creations, hardware
consolidation, server outages and escalations.
Provide daily server activity reports and mitigation for any issues.
Established asset ownership and accountability for maintaining up to 80 servers ensuring downtime is kept to a below .
001%.
Director, Internet Development
Director of a team of 35 employees, including 6 managers, for internet development, content management, and quality
assurance.
Strategically handled resource allocation, client interaction, project estimation, scheduling, process design and
implementation.
Developed estimates, gather requirements and organize teams to accomplish defined tasks and manage workflow ensuring
on-time and under-budget delivery for each project within the team.
Internet Project Manager
Served as technical analyst and project manager for eSupport product deployment with Ford Motor Company.
Managed services relationships for Interstate Insurance Group located in Chicago and the South Carolina State Port
Authority.
Facilitated sales demos and presentations for potential Fortune 100 clients such as VP’s of JP Morgan Chase and American
Airlines.
Designed, planned and developed online support tools for internal engineers, customer support and external repair partners.
Implemented rollout plan internally and to external partners. Provided onsite training to call center and repair centers.
EDUCATION
Blinn College; College Station, TX 1994
– 1995
University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington, TX 1991 – 1993
KNOWLEDGE
Project Management and Account Management: Project Methodologies, Project Plans, CRM, MS Project
Interactive Development: Java, AS3, Flex, Flash, XML, HTML, CSS, PHP
SEO Strategies, Tools and Platforms, Google Analytics
User Experience Design, Interactive
CMS – Content Management System Platforms
Information Architecture Design, Interactive
Digital Video Production, 3D Modeling, and Video Editing
Technical and Creative Writing and Editing
SharePoint Design implementation
Social Media Strategies
Mobile Technology and Marketing
Technical Knowledge: Data Center Operations, Power Management, Server Deployment, Memory Configuration
Graphic Design and Production
TRAINING
Project Leadership and People Management Writing Skills For Trainers Workshop
Langevin Learning Services – Training Certifications Technical Writing
Designing Computer-Based Training Workshop Interactive Site Development
JAVA Development